Volume 4: The Winds and Clouds of the Western Blue Sky Chapter 6: Witch Hunting (Part 3)
At the last moment, Qi Ji appeared in an instant and blocked Sander's slash.
He held up the wolf sword in one hand, easily blocking Sander's full-strength long-handled axe. He tilted his head slightly and smiled leisurely, "How could I know that you two were so incompetent? You were knocked away by this guy in one blow."
"You bastard!" Seeing Qi Ji's contemptuous attitude, Sander couldn't help but roar, both to vent his anger and to hide his extreme uneasiness.
He took advantage of Qi Ji's slight distraction and raised the long-handled axe again!
The muscles in both hands swelled wildly! Magical power exploded!
The long-handled axe had not yet been chopped out.
Qi Ji's eyes flashed, and along with his heavy breathing, his whole body burst out with a fiery breath.
The breathing method of Kagura, the God of Fire!
Wolf lunge!
Bang!
His wolf sword thrust out suddenly and pierced deeply into Sandor's chest a moment before he attacked!
The plate armor on Sander's upper body was pierced through by the wolf sword like paper, and the tip of the sword came out from his back.
He looked in disbelief at the long sword that had pierced his chest. The next second, he gritted his teeth, ignored his serious injuries, and swung out with the axe!
Chop down and kill the enemy, and there's a chance you can survive.
If you don't chop it down, you will surely die!
Sander's expression was one of madness and determination, and he showed the momentum of dying together .
But in the next second, he was lifted into the air by a huge force!
Qi Ji did not draw his sword. He just turned around suddenly, holding the wolf sword and slashing with his backhand, throwing Sander, who was skewered on the sword, into the air.
Then he fell to the ground with both the man and the sword!
The location was chosen in a very funny way, right next to Gawain.
The falling blood and broken internal organs scattered all over the ground, soaking Gawain's head and face.
With this blow, Sander was cut in half, deader than dead.
After stabbing, turning around and using amazing arm strength to chop and kill the enemy together with it is one of the unique skills of Japanese swordsmanship.
The force of the falling knife!
One move, kill the second level instantly!
Seeing their officer being killed instantly by Qi Ji in one move, his two bodyguards finally couldn't hold it anymore and turned around and mounted their horses to escape.
Qi Ji did not chase after him, but slowly pulled out two throwing knives from the straps on his chest.
The next second, he swung his arms forward and backward at an invisible speed.
Two hissing sounds.
The two guards had their throats pierced by flying knives and fell to the ground dead before they could even mount their horses.
After dealing with all the enemies, Qi Ji chuckled and said to Lancelot and Gawain, " I'll leave the finishing touches to you. I'll go back to the carriage first."
After saying that, he turned around and got on the carriage without looking back.
The remaining two people looked at each other, and walked to the prison van helplessly, released the women, and then began to inquire about the situation.
Qi Ji returned to the carriage and immediately saw Melina who was concerned about him.
The little girl looked concerned and asked softly, "Mr. Qi Ji, are you okay?"
Qi Ji laughed and waved his hand, saying, "I just stretched my muscles a little, so I won't get hurt."
Melina took a serious look at Qi Ji and indeed did not look injured, so she changed the subject and said, "The armor of those soldiers just now had the emblem of Frye City. They should be the city guards of the Lord of Frye City."
She pondered for a moment and continued, "Frye City is a small city. Its lord, Varner Frye, should be a viscount knight at the early stage of the third level. He should not have many second-level subordinates. This Sander is probably a chief-level figure in the city guards."
Qi Ji asked curiously: "So, Melina means that Sandor should not be killed?"
Melina shook her head. "Since the city lord ordered such evil deeds as kidnapping women and killing them, as an important subordinate of the city lord, it is natural to kill them. Besides, there is no village in front and no shop behind, and the enemies have all been killed. It should not affect our entry into the city."
The two chatted for a few words, and not long after, the curtain of the carriage was lifted by Gawain.
"Have you found out?" Qi Ji glanced outside the curtain and saw that Lancelot had already sat back in the carriage and started driving away.
Outside, some of the liberated women were crying, some were cursing, and some were madly trampling on the corpses of the city guards.
However, I am more confused and don’t know where to go in the future.
Qi Ji sighed. He could save these people for a while, but they still had to walk and bear the consequences on their own in the future.
Gawain nodded and said, "These women are from a nearby village. Today, the city guards rushed into the village, under the pretext of the Lord of Frye City "hunting witches", and arrested women indiscriminately. Those who resisted were all killed on the spot, and finally these dozens of women were forcibly detained and taken away."
"It's not just this time. Recently, there has been a beheading ceremony for witches every day in Frye City. Almost all the homeless women and women from poor families in the city have been captured and beheaded. The entire city is facing the terrifying high-pressure rule of Lord Frye."
"I even heard that Lord Frye has started to attack women from normal families in the city in the past few days. I'm afraid the order of the entire Frye City is about to collapse."
At this point, Gawain's face was somewhat silent: "This Lord Frye, I'm afraid he has really gone crazy."
Melina parted the curtains and looked at the sky. She said, "It's getting late now. It's too late to change our route or go back home. It's too dangerous to spend the night outdoors. But since Lord Frye has already started to attack ordinary people, it means that there is a certain degree of danger for us to enter the city. We need to be careful at all times."
"Anyway, we have to enter the city. After spending the night there, we will leave in the morning and not wade into muddy water."
Gawain responded, lowered the curtain, and started driving the carriage again with Lancelot.
At dusk, when the sky was gradually getting darker, the carriage arrived at the gate of a small castle.
Judging from the number of people entering and leaving the city gate, it can be said that the city is completely deserted.
"Stop! What are you doing here?"
The two gate guards crossed their spears and stopped the slowly moving carriage.
Gawain smiled and said, "Traveler, coming into the city to resupply for the night."
The guards looked at each other, and one of them looked up and said, "We need to inspect the carriage. Open the curtain."
Gawain nodded and got out of the car in silence with Lancelot.
The two guards immediately split up, with one going around to the back of the carriage and carefully examining the entire vehicle, including the bottom.
Another person lifted the curtain and entered the carriage.
woman……
When he saw Melina, who had put on her hood, his eyes moved slightly, and he quietly and carefully checked the luggage in the trunk of the car before getting out of the car.
"After registering the types of your weapons, you can enter the city." The guard's voice came from outside the carriage.
…
In the city, the streets were a little deserted.
The carriage slowly passed through the city blocks, and Gawain and Lancelot stopped in front of a square.
Qi Ji lifted the curtain and was about to ask the two people what was going on when he saw the scene in the square and stopped.
In the center of the square, there was a simple platform, and the platform was filled with people standing on it.
Below the stage, the people had numb expressions but also hidden fear in their faces.
There were two rows of soldiers standing on the stage. In front of the stage was a woman who was pressed on an upright grooved wooden board. On the other side was a burly Khan holding a big knife high.
Beside them, a middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle was making a loud announcement.
"This woman is an unforgivable witch!"
"According to the instructions of the Holy See, witches are causing chaos in the world and bringing disaster to the people. Eliminating witches will make our home better and our lives more prosperous!"
"Lord Frye has been fully implementing the orders of the Holy See, capturing large numbers of witches for several consecutive days and beheading them for public display!"
“Today, it’s still the same!”
"Execution!"
As the middle-aged man declared, the woman who was held down struggled frantically, raised her head and cried desperately, expressing her injustice and despair.
However, no one in the audience dared to respond to her call for help.
Then, with the executioner's chopping, the woman's struggle completely stopped and her head rolled to the ground.
The expression on his face was frozen in panic and despair.
The people in the audience did not cheer, they just looked at the soldiers on the stage with fear in their eyes.
As if he was afraid that he would be the next one.
Crunch.
This was the sound of the two knights beside Qi Ji gritting their teeth.
Lancelot and Gawain had already stretched out their hands and tightly grasped the hilts of their swords. The bulging veins on their hands showed their extreme anger at the moment.
Qi Ji's face was cold, he looked up at a tall tower on the edge of the square.
Sitting on the top of the tower was a man as tall as a hill. At this moment, the man was looking at the execution ceremony below the tower with a smile on his face, with great satisfaction.
Suddenly, he seemed to realize something and turned to look at the carriage outside the square.
There, a man in armor turned around, lifted the curtain and entered the carriage.
The man on the tower only had time to see a glimpse of the back.
At this moment, the Mediterranean clerk who had completed the beheading ceremony raised his head and shouted loudly: "Lord Frye, today's witch execution is over, please give your instructions!"
The man in the tower - Varner Frye.
He lowered his head, his face hidden in the shadows. He said in a deep voice: "Witches are causing chaos in the world. Frye City is determined to hunt and execute witches. In the long run, our towns and territories will surely become more and more prosperous, and your lives will become more and more prosperous..."
Qi Ji didn't listen to Lord Frye's nonsense. He turned around silently and returned to the carriage and looked at Melina.
"If we kill this city lord, will the problem of this city trapped in the terror rule of this morbid "Witch Hunter" be solved?" he asked calmly.
Melina looked at Qi Ji quietly, with a little approval in her eyes. She nodded and said, "Except for the Pope of the Holy See, who symbolizes the status of common respect, the Western Cang Continent lacks a unified political power as a whole. The territories and towns are completely managed and ruled by the city lords. The policies implemented by the towns are the will of the city lords."
"Kill him, and this morbid behavior of "hunting witches" will naturally disappear in Frye City."
